James "Seaweed" Pettie (October 24, 1953 – August 31, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins between 1976 and 1979.

Jim Pettie
Born (1953-10-24)October 24, 1953
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died August 31, 2019(2019-08-31) (aged 65)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Boston Bruins
NHL draft 142nd overall, 1973
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1973–1981

Pettie was born in Toronto, Ontario.

As a youth, he played in the 1965 and 1966 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]

Pettie died in Rochester, New York, on August 31, 2019, at the age of 65, due to cancer.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1972–73 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA 31 1089 152 1 5.04
1973–74 Dayton Gems IHL 40 2092 96 1 2.75 4 1 3 197 15 0 4.57
1974–75 Dayton Gems IHL 27 1310 73 0 3.34 13 6 7 197 30 0 2.82
1975–76 Dayton Gems IHL 51 2178 104 5 2.86 15 12 3 921 43 1 2.80
1975–76 Broome Dusters NAHL 5 260 16 1 3.69
1976–77 Boston Bruins NHL 1 1 0 1 60 3 0 3.00 .900
1976–77 Rochester Americans AHL 43 26 15 1 2462 131 2 3.19 11 6 5 660 36 0 3.27
1977–78 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 1 0 60 6 0 6.00 .769
1977–78 Rochester Americans AHL 32 16 12 4 1897 107 2 3.38 3 0 3 188 8 0 2.55
1978–79 Boston Bruins NHL 19 8 6 2 1037 62 1 3.59 .856
1978–79 Rochester Americans AHL 9 0 7 1 451 39 0 5.19
1979–80 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 33 16 13 3 1975 131 2 4.00 2 1 1 120 11 0 5.00
1980–81 Birmingham Bulls CHL 21 1189 109 0 5.50
1980–81 Richmond Rifles EHL 1 0 1 0 62 7 0 6.77
NHL totals 21 9 7 2 1157 71 1 3.68 .855

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "James "Seaweed" Pettie". Legacy.com. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
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